PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alves
vs
Becker

180 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogerio Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Becker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a looping right.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Becker with a hook.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Becker.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with a two punch combo.
Becker stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Becker lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Becker slips under a jab.
Becker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Becker.
Becker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Becker scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
Alves lands with an overhand left.
Becker lands a jab-cross combination.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Becker moved out of range nicely.
Becker moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Becker.
Becker misses with the combination.
Becker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker works over Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
Becker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alves takes a swing at Becker's ribcage but misses.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Becker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Becker slips a jab from Alves.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Becker throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.

Becker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Becker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Alves looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Becker wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Becker.
Becker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Becker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves wants to improve his position but Becker is controlling well.
Becker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alves trying to get back to full guard but Becker takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Becker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Becker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Becker moves into the clinch.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Becker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Becker moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
Becker cracks Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Becker moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Rogerio Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves tries to clinch but Becker is having none of it.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Becker counters with a one-two to the body.
Becker misses with a wild combination.
Rogerio Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Becker slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves rushes Becker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Becker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Becker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Becker ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Becker looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Becker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Becker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Becker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Becker counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Becker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Becker swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Becker.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Becker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves tries to clinch up
and Becker counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker with a hook.
Becker looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Becker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Becker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Becker throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Becker pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Becker stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Becker to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Becker counters with a straight right hand.
Becker cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Becker circles away.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Becker.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Alves is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Becker shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Becker tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Becker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Becker moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Becker counters with a stiff right hand.
Becker throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Becker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Becker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Becker.
Becker lands a jab-cross combination.
Becker misses with the combination.
Alves walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Becker swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker takes one to the chin there.
Becker slips under a jab from Alves.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Becker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Becker misses.
Alves throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Becker counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
Gabriel Becker seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Alves gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Becker's efforts to push away.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Becker.
Becker tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Becker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Becker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Becker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Becker is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Becker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Becker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becker lands a nice looking body shot.

Becker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Becker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Becker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alves controls his leg.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Becker from controlling successfully.

Alves has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Becker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogerio Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves misses with a body shot
and Becker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Becker scores with a four punch combination!
Alves needs to keep his hands up - Becker had a free shot at his head there.
Gabriel Becker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Becker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Becker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Becker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Becker!